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Labor/Employment

Aug. 24, 2016

Employers cannot require class action waivers, 9th Circuit rules

In a decision that could set up a pivotal showdown over arbitration law, a divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Monday that employers cannot require job applicants to waive class action as a condition of employment.

By Logan Noblin
Daily Journal Staff Writer

In a decision that could set up a pivotal showdown over arbitration law, a divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Monday that employers cannot require job applicants to waive class action as a condition of employment.

The decision will not only force the Supreme Court to resolve a circuit split on class action waivers in employment contracts, but also, for the first time in deca...

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